access control list

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access control list

noun access control lists

A security scheme for file-level security (as opposed to traditional user, group levels, or the somewhat stricter role levels). Abbreviated ACL. The hackers broke through the B security model, so no more role-level security: all critical data must use access control lists from now on.

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@misc{access_control_list_2026,
  title = {access control list},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/access%20control%20list},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}